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Compensation for Nonlinear Distortion of Optical Transmitter with Predistortion

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The paper studies the nonlinear distortion of direct modulated laser diode applying to AM-VSB lightwave CATV systems from the viewpoint of rate equations and designs a predistortion circuit in an easier way. It is shown that CSO and CTB in 60 PAL channels have been improved obviously.

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Wang, H., Chen, D., Lu, Y. et al. Compensation for Nonlinear Distortion of Optical Transmitter with Predistortion. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 20, 1663–1672 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021794822481

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